VARIOUS SITES ACROSS THE USA (Aug-Sep 2017) - Sectional qualifying for the 37th U.S. Mid-Amateur, contested over 18 holes at 64 sites across the United States, began Aug. 15 and continues until Sept. 14. There are qualifying sites in 40 states, including seven in California, four in Texas and three in Florida, Illinois, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

4,386 entries were accepted for the championship. 29 players, including reigning title holder and 2017 USA Walker Cup competitor Stewart Hagestad, are exempt into the championship, with the remainder of the 264-player field coming from sectional qualifying.

Highlights from qualifying include:

Aug 15

Wahaiwa, HI:Qualifier: Isaac Jaffurs (Haleiwa, HI) 68

Aug 21

Gene Elliott

Chadd Slutzky

Vernon Hills, IL:Gene Elliott, who has won four Iowa state championships and the Trans-Mississippi Senior this summer, kept his momentum going with a 69 to take one of five spots at White Deer Run GC. Chadd Slutzky, who won the I-80 Amateur and Chicago Mid-Amateur in May, was co-medalist with a 67.Qualifiers: David Easley (Lincoln, NE)
67,
Andrew Price (Lake Bluff, IL)
67,
Chadd Slutzky (Deer Park, IL)
67,
Gene Elliott (W. Des Moines, IA)
69,
Joe Zawaski (Glenview, IL)
69

Austin, TX: The Falconhead GC qualifier was the third of the day to have a five-man playoff for the final qualifying spot, with Andrew Wyatt making it through.Qualifiers: Jonathan Alden (Austin, TX)
70,
Patrick Mullaney (Hinsdale, IL)
70,
Stephen Paterson (Austin, TX)
70,
Andrew Wyatt (Midland, TX)
71

Syracuse, NY: Last year's New York Mid-Amateur champion James Scorse won by five shots at Radisson Greens GC.Qualifier: James Scorse (Churchville, NY)
67

Omaha, NE: For the fourth time in 2017 Mid-Amateur Qualifying, a five-man playoff determines the last spot. Brett Gallinger birdied the first playoff hole to advance to the championship.Qualifiers: Lance Lawson (Norfolk, NE)
70,
Brett Gallinger (Omaha, NE)
74

Chattanooga, TN: Would you believe another five-man playoff for the final qualifying spot? It happened again at Chattanooga G&CC with Nick Cohen cashing in on the final spot. Phillip Lee, who has made match play in each of the last two U.S. Mid-Amateurs including Final 16 in 2015, also qualified with a 70.Qualifiers: Ryan Dent (Brentwood, TN)
69,
William Farrer (Mount Berry, GA)
70,
Phillip Lee (White Bluff, TN)
70,
Nick Cohen (Johnson City, TN)
71

Anchorage, AK: Kevin Doskocil went on vacation in Alaska and while there attempted U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifying at Moose Run GC. 71 shots later and he had a four-shot win.Qualifier: Kevin Doskocil (Fort Worth, TX)
71

Medina, OH: New York State Amateur champion Adam Condello shot a 67 to advance from the Weymouth Country Club qualifier. 53-year-old Jeff Mallette, who qualified for the U.S. Senior Open last year, won a three-man playoff for the final qualifying spot.Qualifiers: Rob Garland (Nashville, TN)
65
Adam Condello (Fairport, NY)
67
Aaron Crewse (Akron, OH)
67
Jeff Mallette (N. Canton, OH)
70

Sonoma, CA:Jason Anthony, who has made match play in the last two U.S. Amateurs, including a final 16 finish last year, was the co-medalist at Sonoma GC along with Ben Peters at 67. 58-year-old Randy Haag, who made the cut in the British Senior Open and qualified for two of the last three U.S. Senior Opens, shot a 68 to advance, as did John Sawin,
the former Stocker Cup and Travis Invitational champion.Qualifiers: Jason Anthony (Fairfield, CA)
67,
Ben Peters (Redwood City, CA)
67,
Randy Haag (Orinda, CA)
68,
John Sawin (San Francisco, CA)
68

Albany, NY: Canadian David Lang earned medalist honors at the Country Club of Troy, while 59-year-old Daniel Russo, who qualified for the U.S. Senior Open this year, won yet another five-man playoff for the final spot.Qualifiers: David Lang (Toronto, Canada)
68,
Daniel Russo (Hagaman, NY)
71

Shepherdsville, KY:Denver Haddix, who made the quarterfinals in the 2014 U.S.
Mid-Amateur, was the medalist at Heritage Hill GC with a 68. Sam O'Dell,
the reigning West Virginia Amateur and Mid-Amateur champion, also qualified with a 69.Qualifiers: Denver Haddix (Lexington, KY)
68,
Sam O'Dell (Hurricane, WV)
69

Warrenton, OR:Arthur Kim shot the low round of all of the qualifiers, a nine-under 62 that beat the field by seven shots at Astoria G&CC. It was a nine-birdie, nine-par scorecard with no score above a 4. Ian Dahl also had a memorable qualifier, winning a six-man playoff for the final qualifying spot after shooting a one-under 70.Qualifiers: Arthur Kim (Tigard, OR)
62,
Eric Fiskum (Salem, OR)
69,
Ian Dahl (Longview, WA)
70

Camden, SC: Matt Jackson earned his spot in the championship on the second hole of a five-for-one playoff at Camden Country Club. The qualifier was rescheduled to this date because of Hurricane Irma.Qualifiers: Rob Butler (Camden, SC)
68,
Brian Quackenbush (Aiken, SC)
69,
John Eades (Charlotte, NC)
70,
Matt Jackson (Waynesboro, GA)
71

Play begins at the Capital City Club and Atlanta National Golf Club on October 7. After two rounds of stroke play qualifying, the field will be cut to the low 64 for match play at the Capital City Club. The 36-hole final match will be played October 12.

The U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifier is open to all
competitors with an index of 3.4 or lower who will
be
at least 25 years of age at the start of the
championship. Format is 18-holes of stroke play with
the number of qualifiers dependent on the size of
field. Qualifying sites scattered across the U.S.